ok.. i keep on bringing up this term with my friends in school and what not.. and they never know what im talking about.. and i have to be like 'you know .. emo.. like goths that listen to depressing music?" and they still look at me confused. my question to you guys is



did you guys make this term up.. is this something solely in tranceaddict? like FTW and BCF

yeah i had the same problem, until i started to use "nou", and now everyone understands

The term emo is not a TA thing.

quote:

Originally posted by medinaM5 yeah i had the same problem, until i started to use "nou", and now everyone understands

lol but i love nou.. how coudl you not.. look at him.. nou omg .. i love him

quote:

Originally posted by Nou I like soggy mancock in my butt.

quote:

Originally posted by Nou

sooo my brilliant contribution to the world

___________________
Soundcloud

quote:

Originally posted by Nou and very good at making them uglier too...

what can i say, nothing like a little DP to add some variety,

maybe knocking on both doors

nawhamean nawhamean?

___________________
Soundcloud

I always try to explain emo as an ambiguously bi goth with buttons, or as a gay take-over of alternative style with extra white trash.

quote:

Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit did you guys make this term up.. is this something solely in tranceaddict? like FTW and BCF

I learned "emo" up in Seattle about 5 years ago. It seems to be the hip city when it comes to really annoying styles.

EMOtional

and FTW means fuck the world not for the win...but thats just me cus im a tattoo guy not a gaming guy

Emo is a respected subculture and style of punk rock, and the third wave of it was completely ruined after getting mainstream attention, and its all The Get Up Kids faults. Emo does not mean "goth", or "sad and depressed", or "dressing in black", or any other shit you think it is. It's punk that introspects rather than extrospects, meaning the subject matter is revolving around the artists problems and not the worlds problems. If anyone calls themselves an emo, they're a complete poser tool. If they listen to emo (and not fucking deathcore or ballad ridden pop punk), then they're just fans of emo. Never call yourself or others an emo. It's like the "n-word" of punk and counter culture, just don't say it. The Get Up Kids are good, they just were used as the template for 3rd wave "emo".

1st Wave, Emo & Emocore:
http://youtu.be/h8vWoe8LUZE
http://youtu.be/01DXcOiKJd8
http://youtu.be/siziLfP8iP4
http://youtu.be/mahS6DCwy_U

2nd Wave, Emo-Pop & Midwest/Indie Emo:
http://youtu.be/UEkOCA4utxY
http://youtu.be/u5mm8ex8Vd4
http://youtu.be/OV0LJ0Dnl7A
http://youtu.be/itYf8qAE4Gs

3rd Wave, What the mainstream thinks emo is (aka shit):
holy fuck I feel a headache coming on just looking this shit up
http://youtu.be/C6MOKXm8x50
http://youtu.be/l7Fi8-7HRhc
http://youtu.be/8AZxUtZ2ZgI

The actual 3rd wave of emo is even more indie than old midwest emo, kind of slowly blending in with the bandcamp garage rock scene and punknews.org scene, which are also blending together slowly.

And to reiterate, goth music, metalcore, pop punk, black clothes, and any other kind of attitude or fashion are all not emo.

Last edited by Sinusoid on Jul-15-2013 at 06:07

I understood what it meant the first time, I just assumed it's an abbreviation of the word "emotional", which is essentially what it means.

___________________
The only hard feelings should be in your pants